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Astor Piazzolla
Sound
Born: March 11, 1921
Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Biography
Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer, film composer, bandoneon player and arranger. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. A virtuoso bandoneonist, he regularly performed his own compositions with a variety of ensembles. In 1992, American music critic Stephen Holden described Piazzolla as "the world's foremost composer of tango music".
Known For
Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark
as Self (archive footage)
Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel
as Self - Composer
El cielo en las manos
El hombre del sábado
El día que me quieras
as Newspaper's kid
Tango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzolla
as Self (archive footage)
Argentinísima
as Self
Prisioneros de una noche
Fuelle querido
as Self
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Astor Piazzolla en Shams
as Self - Bandoneon
